Ms. Yang Bo was admitted to PRC bar in 2005.

Ms. Yang Bo joined Jingtian & Gongcheng since January 2020 and was approved to be a partner by the firm in the same year.（Prior to this, she worked over ten years with Wang Jing & Co. as a partner.）

Ms. Yang Bo specializes mainly in the areas of maritime engineering, international trade, international arbitration, resolution of foreign-related commercial disputes, maritime & admiralty, logistics, insurance, corporate & commercial, foreign investment, and intellectual property.

Ms. Yang Bo has rich experience in ship and offshore engineering. She has, on behalf of domestic and foreign enterprises, dealt with a number of non-litigation disputes, litigations and arbitrations relating to ship sale and purchase, ship construction, financing lease of special ship, offshore platform construction, jetties and coastal facilities construction, including assisting Chinese enterprises in handling disputes and non-disputes related to construction of railways, jetties and other infrastructure in "One Belt And One Road" countries.

Ms. Yang Bo also has extensive experience in the area of international trade. She has assisted several domestic and foreign companies with handling complicated foreign-related commercial dispute and disputes over international trade of bulk commodity, inclusive of litigations, arbitrations and non-litigation matters concerning import and export trade, commodity futures trading, trade financing, letter of credit, foreign exchange, tariff, etc..Ms. Yang Bo is member of both GAFTA and FOSFA; she has been retained by large domestic and overseas enterprises of grain and oil to deal with a number of disputes and arbitrations on trade contracts of GAFTA and FOSFA on and thus has unique professional experience in the area.

Ms. Yang Bo has professional knowledge and years of experience in the areas of maritime, admiralty, insurance, and logistics. She has for years been retained by P&I clubs, shipowners and insurance companies to deal with maritime, admiralty and insurance litigations and non-contentious matters of various types, inclusive of litigations and arbitrations in relation to bill of lading, charter party, loss of or damage to goods, ship collision, oil pollution, crew labor, insurance and reinsurance, etc..

Ms. Yang Bo also has experience in handling cases relating to foreign investment, equity merger and acquisition, labor dispute, intellectual property, etc.. She has for a long period been appointed as legal counsel by renowned domestic and international companies such as CCCC Marine Construction & Development Co., Ltd, CMA CGM, etc..

Social Activities

2019 to 2022, Faculty of Law of South China Normal University, Off-campus Part-time Tutor for Masters of Laws

2017 to present, Specialized Committee of foreign-related law of Guangzhou Bar Association, committee member

2016 to present, Working Committee for Female Lawyer of Guangzhou Bar Association, committee member

2016 to present, Expert Panel of Legal Service for Guangzhou Medium-sized and Small Enterprises, member

2015-2016, Specialized Committee of Maritime Affairs of Guangzhou Bar Association, committee member

2014 to present, GAFTA，FOSFA, member

Education Background 

University College London, Master of Laws, Maritime Law/International Trade Law

Shanghai Maritime University, Master of International Law/Maritime Law

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Bachelor of Law/General Law

Work Experiences

Jingtian & Gongcheng, Partner

Wang Jing & Co. , Partner

Rock Mobile, In-house legal counsel

Professional Qualifications

Qualified PRC Lawyer

"Pool of Chinese Lawyer for Providing Legal Service with Foreign Elements" by Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China in 2018

"leading lawyers for foreign-related matters" by Guangdong Bar Association in 2017

"leading lawyers for foreign-related matters" by National Bar Association in 2016

retained by a large domestic shipbuilding enterprise to deal with disputes over construction of offshore pipe-laying vessels, involving disputes related to shipbuilding, ship delivery and ship quality, with an amount in dispute exceeding USD200 million; 

assisted a domestic enterprise in handling legal matters relating to contract on Philippine reclamation project;

assisted a domestic enterprise in handling legal matters relating to ship sale and purchase, finance lease, transfer & delivery;

retained by overseas enterprises to deal with a number of disputes over international trade of bulk farm-products, involving multiple legal issues like FOSFA standard grain contracts, futures pricing, trade finance, Usance L/C, import agency and issuing, etc.; provided clients with provision of professional legal advice; assisted clients with FOSFA arbitration in London, finally obtained winning arbitration award; the accumulative amounts in dispute exceeded USD 20 million;

retained by a foreign-owned enterprise to deal with several disputes arising from contracts on import of bulk grain and oil, involving disputes on trade financing and L/C opening under forward spot contracts; provided clients with provision of professional legal advice and various solutions; assisted with property preservation and lodging lawsuits in China; the amounts in dispute exceeded USD50 million; winning judgments were finally obtained;

retained by a domestic client to handle a dispute on international trade of bulk palm oil, involving L/C dispute and GAFTA arbitration; pursued GAFTA arbitration on behalf of client in the UK and obtained winning arbitral award; all losses were successfully recovered;

retained by an American company to provide legal advice on foreign exchange and tariff issues related to trade in China; communicated and coordinated with banks, foreign exchange management departments and tax departments on behalf of clients;

retained by a state-owned enterprise to deal with a litigation dispute over marine towage contract, and successfully acquired a winning judgment; the amount involved was around RMB 50 million; the case was adopted by the Supreme People's court to be included into The Typical Maritime Cases of “The Belt and Road" Judicial Theory and Practice and into the case base of www.cnlaw.net by the Ministry of Justice;

retained by a state-owned enterprise to deal with a dispute over bill of lading and charter party related to bulk transport, involving domestic lawsuits, Hong Kong lawsuits, LMAA arbitration, and an amount exceeding USD5,000,000;

retained by a large international insurance company to handle insurance claim cases caused by ship sinking, involving wreck salvage, salvage, assessment, repair, insurance claim, etc., with an amount of about RMB 20 million involved;

retained by several large international shipping enterprises to handle disputes in relation to delivery of goods by sea arising from importing waste and obtained winning judgments;

retained by a large domestic insurance company to deal with a retrial lawsuit concerning dispute over co-insurance agreement against another insurance company;